People v. Pruitt CA1/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 5, 2026A171956California5,015 words

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Desautels, J.

Filed 3/5/26 P. v. Pruitt CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A171956

v. RACHEL NICOLE PRUITT, (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. 22-SF-005232-A) Defendant and Appellant.

Rachel Nicole Pruitt appeals from a judgment sentencing her to 25 years in state prison after she pled no contest to two felonies—residential robbery and second degree robbery—and admitted two enhancements for the personal discharge of a firearm and the personal use of a firearm, respectively. Pruitt now complains that in declining to dismiss the personal discharge enhancement, the court failed to (1) place “significant value” on certain factors in mitigation, specifically her prior trauma, and (2) recognize its discretion to…

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